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1UPawuli isibotshwa sikaKristu Jesu loTimothi umzalwane, kuFilimoni othandekayo lesisebenzi kanye lathi,Select Philemon 1:1

2lakuApifiya othandekayo, lakuArkipho owebutho kanye lathi, lakubandla elisendlini yakho:Select Philemon 1:2

3Umusa kawube kini lokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu leNkosini uJesu Kristu.Select Philemon 1:3

4Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami, ngikuphatha ngezikhathi zonke emikhulekweni yami,Select Philemon 1:4

5ngisizwa ngothando lwakho langokholo olalo eNkosini uJesu lakubo bonke abangcwele,Select Philemon 1:5

6ukuze ukuhlanganyela kokholo lwakho kube lamandla elwazini lwento yonke enhle ekini kuKristu Jesu.Select Philemon 1:6

7Ngoba silentokozo enkulu lenduduzo ethandweni lwakho, ngoba imibilini yabangcwele yavuselelwa ngawe, mzalwane.Select Philemon 1:7

8Ngalokho, lanxa ngilesibindi esikhulu kuKristu sokuthi ngikulaye into efaneleyo,Select Philemon 1:8

9kanti ngenxa yothando kungcono ukuthi ngincenge, nginjengonje, uPawuli omdala, esengiyisibotshwa futhi sikaJesu Kristu.Select Philemon 1:9

10Ngiyakuncenga ngomntanami, engimzeleyo kuzibopho zami, uOnesimo,Select Philemon 1:10

11okade engelasizo kuwe, kodwa khathesi-ke ulosizo kuwe lakimi,Select Philemon 1:11

12engimbuyisela kuwe; kodwa wena, memukele, okuyikuthi imibilini yami;Select Philemon 1:12

13ebengifisa mina ukumbamba abe lami, ukuze angisebenzele esikhundleni sakho kuzibopho zevangeli;Select Philemon 1:13

14kodwa kangithandanga ukwenza ulutho ngaphandle kwemvumo yakho, ukuze okuhle kwakho kungabi ngokokubanjwa ngamandla, kodwa njengokwesihle.Select Philemon 1:14

15Ngoba mhlawumbe wehlukaniswa lawe okwesikhatshana ngenxa yalokhu, ukuze ubuye umemukele phakade;Select Philemon 1:15

16angabe esaba njengesigqili, kodwa ngaphezu kwesigqili, umzalwane othandekayo, ikakhulu kimi, kodwa kakhulu kangakanani kuwe konke enyameni leNkosini.Select Philemon 1:16

17Ngakho uba usithi ngingumhlanganyeli lawe, memukele njengami.Select Philemon 1:17

18Kodwa uba ekone ngolutho kumbe elomlandu, lokho kubalele kimi;Select Philemon 1:18

19mina Pawuli ngibhale ngesandla sami, mina ngizahlawula; ukuthi ngingatsho kuwe ukuthi lawe uqobo ulomlandu oseleyo kimi.Select Philemon 1:19

20Yebo, mzalwane, sengathi ngingaba lentokozo ngawe eNkosini; uvuselele imibilini yami eNkosini.Select Philemon 1:20

21Ngikubhalele ngithemba ukulalela kwakho, ngisazi ukuthi lawe uzakwenza okungaphezu kwalokho engikutshoyo.Select Philemon 1:21

22Futhi ngesikhathi esifananayo ungilungisele lami indawo yokuhlala; ngoba ngiyathemba ukuthi ngemikhuleko yenu ngizanikwa kini.Select Philemon 1:22

23Uyakubingelela uEpafra oyisibotshwa kanye lami kuKristu Jesu,Select Philemon 1:23

24uMarko, uAristako, uDema, uLuka, izisebenzi kanye lami.Select Philemon 1:24

25Umusa weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu kawube lomoya wenu. Ameni.Select Philemon 1:25